Remembering Atrocities through Comedy: Maghrebi Comedians on European Stages

You can read the French version of this text here. By Yousra Sbaihi Abstract Not many Maghrebis have the chance to perform on some of Europe’s most prestigious comedy shows. However, the few who have successfully climbed their way up to the stage, I advance, are disrupting the theatrics of white francophone stand-up shows. This paper examines the politics of resorting to comedy to recollect past tragedies, which might, at first sight, seem disconcerted with humor. Whether the show evokes colo..